McFadden no stranger to crashes, wins in city

Two time Australian sprintcar champion James McFadden has a lot of memories at the Hi-Tec Oils Speedway.

McFadden is preparing for another run at the track in the Garden City on Saturday at the World Series Sprintcars' fourth round, but the Northern Territory native can't help but recall some of the less-fortunate races he has had in Toowoomba over the years.

"There's been a couple of wins and a couple of crashes too,” McFadden said. "The last three or four times here we have won twice but I had a big crash last year so it hasn't been too good.”

It was six years ago that McFadden endured one of his toughest races in Toowoomba, finishing the race with a broken collarbone.

"I did it the week before in Brisbane but you just race mate, you don't think about it when you're on the track,” he said.

McFadden will be hoping to avoid the bad luck that has plagued him in the last few years at the Toowoomba track when he revs up on Saturday night.

Adding another race win is at the top of the agenda and the current series leader is hoping to consolidate his current lead at the top before the Christmas break.

"That's the plan,” he said.

"Obviously it's early in the season for points but we are leading so we have to be smart and fast at the same time and that is a hard thing to do.”

The former national champion balances the racing year with around 80 races in Australia followed by a three-month stint in the United States.

McFadden has a lot of experience behind him, but the series leader is singling out those with more time on the Toowoomba circuit as his main competitors this weekend.

"It doesn't matter who it is, we are there to win races but you have guys like Luke Oldfield who race the track every second week so it is going to be tough,” he said.